Question follow-through · 49824
Imports: USA
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT on US firms exporting to the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 1 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 May 2025
- Answer
- 12 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT on US firms exporting to the UK.
6 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 May 2025
Answer published
In line with international guidelines, VAT is charged equally on goods and services consumed in the UK whether they are produced domestically or imported. VAT is ultimately paid by the final consumer, similar to US sales taxes. Businesses in the supply ch...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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